New chancellor joining Delgado in July

Delgado Community College's new chancellor, Joan Davis, is expected to begin work July 6.

Davis was selected for the position in May by the Louisiana Community and Technical College System Board of Supervisors.

Davis currently serves as interim president of Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

A native of Macon, Georgia, Davis holds a bachelor of arts degree in English and history from Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina, and a juris doctorate from the University of Alabama School of Law.